Phrase guide

measure word

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A word or morpheme used in combination with a numeral to indicate the count of nouns, used especially in Asian languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: သင်္ချာပစ္စည်း (sanghkyapaccany:) — measure word, classifier
  • Chinese Mandarin: 量詞 /量词 (liàngcí) — measure word, classifier
  • Dutch: maatwoord — measure word, classifier
  • Finnish: laskusana — measure word, classifier
  • French: classificateur — measure word, classifier
  • French: compteur — measure word, classifier
  • French: mot de mesure — measure word, classifier
  • German: Zählwort — measure word, classifier
  • Hungarian: számlálószó — measure word, classifier
  • Japanese: 助数詞 (josūshi) — measure word, classifier
  • Khmer: សំខ្យានុគ្រោះ (saŋkyaa nukrʊəh) — measure word, classifier
  • Korean: 수분류사 (subullyusa) — measure word, classifier
  • Korean: 양수사 (yangsusa) — measure word, classifier
  • Lao: ລັກສະນະນາມ (lak sa na nām) — measure word, classifier
  • Malay: penjodoh bilangan — measure word, classifier
  • Polish: klasyfikator — measure word, classifier
  • Portuguese: classificador numeral — measure word, classifier
  • Russian: счётное сло́во (sčótnoje slóvo) — measure word, classifier
  • Russian: счётный су́ффикс (sčótnyj súffiks) — measure word, classifier
  • Spanish: clasificador — measure word, classifier
  • Spanish: palabra de medida — measure word, classifier
  • Spanish: cuantificador — measure word, classifier
  • Swedish: måttsord — measure word, classifier
  • Thai: ลักษณนาม (lák-sà-nà-naam) — measure word, classifier
  • Uyghur: مىقدار سۆز (miqdar söz) — measure word, classifier
  • Vietnamese: danh từ chỉ đơn vị — measure word, classifier